Perhaps you would have chuckled if you saw me leaping into the air, grabbing at bunches of elderberries that grow alongside Moody Road yesterday morning… without a ladder, one must leap!
Weekend Projects
Wild Elderberry Preserves with Honey and Almond
August 18th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fantastic Fruits, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Lemon, Most Popular, Nuanced Nuts, Preserves and Pickles, Weekend Projects
Oatmeal Summer Squash Muffins
August 12th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Grand Grains, Most Popular, Succulent Spices, Summer Squash & Zucchini, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
The annual zucchini proliferation is upon us! Last week alone I was given six large zucchini, which were in addition to the four I had bought at the farmer’s market the weekend before. Whew!
Strawberry and Blueberry Tart with Lemon Curd
July 27th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fantastic Fruits, Lemon, Most Popular, Sweets and Desserts, Weekend Projects
I’ve always been one to focus more on the main course than dessert, hence, desserts have never been my specialty. However, when summer comes around, fresh fruits, especially berries…
Plum and Cardamom Preserves
July 20th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fantastic Fruits, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Most Popular, Plums, Preserves and Pickles, Weekend Projects
This preserve came about thanks to one of my co-workers with a prolific plum tree in his backyard. He brought me about 4 lbs of delicious, ripe, and juicy black plums, which begged to be made into some sort of preserve…
No-Knead Wheat-y Rye Bread
July 16th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, DIY Food Projects, Grand Grains, Most Popular, Weekend Projects
I have tried to make bread from scratch many times, and I have failed miserably many times… It’s probably that I don’t knead enough, but whenever I try to make bread from scratch (quick breads excepted), they…
Deviled Eggs
July 11th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Delectable Dairy, Dill, Honorable Herbs, Onion, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
Ah, deviled eggs — an unsophisticated American classic… simple but loved, plain but comforting… a little creamy, eggy, savory, vinegar-y — what’s not to like?
Danish Braid with Nectarine and Strawberry Butter
June 29th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Sweets and Desserts, Weekend Projects
This month I joined the Daring Bakers! After drooling over the opera cake at Sugarlaws and Feeding Maybelle last month, I decided I would throw my hat into the ring and learn to bake something new…
Lamb’s Quarter Filo Pie
June 22nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Most Popular, Nuanced Nuts, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects, Wild Greens (Lamb's Quarter, Purslane, Sorrel)
The more I shop at the farmer’s market, the less often I come across vegetables I’ve never seen before. When I first started visiting the farmer’s market, I had lots of ‘first encounters’: black radishes…
Chocolate Flecked Meringues (aka Rochers)
May 25th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, Sweets and Desserts, Weekend Projects
On the corner of 18th and Guerrero in San Francisco is Tartine, an amazing artisan bakery with some of the most delicious baked goods you’ll ever taste. On a typical weekend morning, the line stretches out the door…
Summer Squash and Roasted Tomato Timbales
May 12th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Basil, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Honorable Herbs, Most Popular, Summer Squash & Zucchini, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
Last weekend I saw the first tomatoes of the season at the Palo Alto farmer’s market! Greenhouse-raised? perhaps. Unusual variety? not so much. Super delicious after over six months without eating a fresh tomato? absolutely…
